Curb paver rollover snarls Route 236 traffic

ELIOT, Maine — Traffic on Route 236 was rerouted throughout Monday morning, after a truck rolled on its side and into a utility pole near the site of Energy USA Propane.

Deborah McDermott

ELIOT, Maine — Traffic on Route 236 was rerouted throughout Monday morning, after a truck rolled on its side and into a utility pole near the site of Energy USA Propane.

According to Eliot Police Chief Theodor Short, the accident occurred at 8:33 a.m., but traffic was not allowed back on the roadway until just before 11 a.m.

Short said the driver of the truck, which he called a curb paver, was backing the vehicle down a ramp off the back of a flatbed truck. The paver got too close to the edge of ramp, and rolled over onto its side, said Short.

The driver, David Shorey, 54, of Etna, Maine, was treated for minor injuries at the scene but was not transported to the hospital. He will not be cited in connection with the incident, Short said.

Short did not have information Monday afternoon on the owner of the truck. The curb paver creates asphalt curbing, he said. There is construction work going on at the location.

Short said the utility pole was not broken, and Central Maine Power reported no outages associated with the accident.

However, due to the location of the truck, Short said the tow truck needed to have access to the entire width of Route 236 in order to remove the curb paver from the scene.

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